Bry

Singer from Dublin

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Bry Biography

Bry O'Reilly, known professionally as Bry, is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dublin.Career
Bry originally performed under the name "Bribry". Emboldened by the growth of his YouTube channel (Joined in 2009), the singer saw the opportunity to take his music out of the online sphere and into the physical world. He operated without a manager, booking agent or record label for four years – he would book a trip overseas, tweet his intention to be in a certain spot in a given city at a set time, and then wait with his guitar to see who might show up. This approach drew 80 people to Central Park in New York and 150 more to Singapore. This first-hand market research encouraged the singer to bo...

Bry O'Reilly, known professionally as Bry, is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dublin.

Career

Bry originally performed under the name "Bribry". Emboldened by the growth of his YouTube channel (Joined in 2009), the singer saw the opportunity to take his music out of the online sphere and into the physical world. He operated without a manager, booking agent or record label for four years – he would book a trip overseas, tweet his intention to be in a certain spot in a given city at a set time, and then wait with his guitar to see who might show up. This approach drew 80 people to Central Park in New York and 150 more to Singapore. This first-hand market research encouraged the singer to book tours of more conventional venues, and led to sell-out tours of Australia and the UK in 2013/2014.

In late 2014, a word-of-mouth recommendation from a friend led Jonny Quinn, Snow Patrol drummer and founder (alongside band mates Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly) of Polar Patrol Publishing, to check out the singer-songwriter’s YouTube channel.[clarification needed]

In 2015, Bry toured the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

In November 2015, it was announced on his secondary YouTube channel that he would be flying to Los Angeles to record his debut studio album with producer Greg Wells, who has produced for the likes of Katy Perry, Twenty One Pilots and Adele. The album, eponymously titled Bry, was released on 11 November 2016.

In February 2016, Bry announced his next UK and Ireland tour that would have 18 dates throughout April
In September 2016, it was announced that he would be supporting Twenty One Pilots on their upcoming European tour.

Charity

From January 2013 to early 2015, Bry fronted an online campaign known as Cut Cake Not Wrists, a charity that supported young people going through self-harm. In May 2015 it was announced in a video that the campaign had ended for a number of reasons. However, Bry continues to raise awareness for mental health issues and a number of other causes, including LGBT rights and a cancer charity in memory of his friend Ross, who died from cancer in 2010.